with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outer well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
GOBAMA has done nothing wrong in her short career to date and is given the vote to land this nursery with both Kurtanella and Cansili Star worthy of respect. The selection won on her debut at Salisbury and was not discredited in defeat on her next outing when finishing third to Court Gown at Redcar last month. She looks realistically handicapped and if she recaptures her best form she ought to take all the beating. Kurtanella has already won twice this summer. Her latest win at Kempton was a solid run and although she was beaten into third place off a five pound higher mark at Epsom last time out she can still be in the shake up if putting her best foot forward. Cansili Star is only lightly raced and is still relatively unexposed compared to the majority of his rivals. The handicapper has however tread on the side of caution giving him a rating of 80 for his handicap debut which would seem a little harsh for what he has achieved to date. That said he comes from a decent yard so any market support should be monitored. Gobama has further improvement to come and is worth staying on the right side of for the time being.
Kurtanella 5-2 (9-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression until ran on towards finish to grab 3rd, 3rd of 4, 1/2l behind Transfixed (8-4) at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Cansili Star 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Mon Cadeaux (9-3) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Astonishment (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Raced wide, joined leader over 5f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and soon outpaced by winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Cool Valentine (8-9) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Gobama 7-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression with leading pair, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Court Gown (8-8) at Redcar 7f nov med aut stk (5) gf in Aug.
Chairman Pat (USA) 12-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 11l behind First Cat (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Orsett Lad (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, every chance until entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Come On Safari (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
Sheer Force (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Keen, raced mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and soon one pace, 4th of 10, 4l behind Lethal Combination (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Pintura 8-1 (7-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 15, 8l behind Layla's Hero (8-9) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (2) gs.
Campaigner 25-1 (7-13) Keen, mid-division, lost place over 2f out, not a danger after, 7th of 11, 7l behind Wasmi (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
